relishing the life God has given us
2 Day Trip to King’s Mountain/Crowder Mountain on the SC-NC Border | March 4-5, 2016 | Part 2 After our time at Crowder Mountain State Park, we made the short drive over to Kings Mountain National Military Park. I believe I have actually visited this place before, way back in 2000 on a family vacation. I don’t remember much about… Read More
2 Day Trip to King’s Mountain/Crowder Mountain on the SC-NC Border | March 4-5, 2016 | Part 1 One Friday morning before he left for school, Curtis briefly mentioned to me that he might get an early out that day, so if I wanted to plan a little trip that would be okay – we just wanted to be back for… Read More
A Day Discovering James Island, SC | February 27, 2016 Fun fact: This was the only weekend we spent actually in the greater Charleston area in February. Now that Curtis is tied down to school, we are so glad we took so much time to travel, and now our weekends are focused on getting to know our area better! We… Read More
Last weekend when my family was in town, we took the boat tour to visit Fort Sumter National Monument in the Charleston Harbor. Both the boat ride and the tour of the fort were a great experience, so today we are doing a post highlighting the historical significance of the fort and what it’s like to visit today. This is the 7th… Read More
Last weekend (March 12-13) we were so excited to welcome our first guests to our new home in SC: My family! This is the first time that my family has been able to visit – my mom came to see us in Tucson in November of 2014, but this was the first time we hosted {almost} all of them in… Read More
Road Trip through Eastern South Carolina | Saturday, February 20, 2016 | Featuring Huntington Beach State Park, Prince Frederick’s Chapel Ruins, Francis Marion National Forest, Mepkin Abbey The inspiration for this weekend adventure was simply that we had gone South on highway 17 for 2 weekends in a row, and decided this time that we needed to try going North…. Read More